China Produced 35 Bcm of Natural Gas in First Quarter 2015

Production of natural gas in China during the first quarter of 2015 grew by 6.8 percent on year to 35.2 billion cubic meters (bcm), according to data released by National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), Xinhua Finance reported Tuesday.

Imports of natural gas during the same period stood at 16 bcm, up 16.5 percent compared with the same period last year.

Imports of LNG dropped 2.9 percent to 6.8 bcm while the imports of pipeline natural gas jumped 36.8 percent to 9.3 billion cubic meters, Xinhua Finance reported citing the data.

China’s consumption of natural gas increased 4.8 percent to 50.2 bcm in the first quarter.